Nostalgia for a decade of no style over even worse content
There’s a wave of nostalgia for the 1980s, particularly the music, that really puzzles me. I can only presume it’s
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It happened today – on this day in history – September 5
1826: John Wisden, original compiler of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack of cricket statistics, price one shilling (5p), was born in Brighton.
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It happened today – this day in history – September 4
1860: The first weather forecast appeared in The Times. 1870: Emperor Napoleon III, nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, was deposed and
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It happened today – this day in history – September 3
1189: Richard the Lionheart was crowned king of England at Westminster after the death of his father, Henry II. 1651:
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It happened today – this day in history – September 2
1666: The Great Fire of London began in Pudding Lane in the house of Thomas Farynor, baker to King Charles
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It happened today – this day in history – September 1
1715: King Louis XIV of France, called the “Sun King”, died in Versailles after reigning for 72 years – the
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It happened today – this day in history – August 28
1207: Liverpool was created a borough by King John. 1749: Johann von Goethe, poet, playwright and scientist, was born in
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It happened today – this day in history – August 25
1530: Ivan IV (the Terrible) was born. He was crowned first Tsar of Russia in 1547 and expanded the Russian
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It happened today – this day in history – August 23
410: Rome fell to a western group of the tribes known as the Visigoths. 1793: France introduced the first national
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It happened today – this day in history – August 22
1485: The Battle of Bosworth Field was fought in Leicestershire and Richard III was butchered as he vainly tried to
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